The Solution
The No Surprises Act has already made a major difference—preventing more than one million surprise bills each month from health care facilities, providers, and air ambulances. But this progress is at risk. Ongoing lawsuits and loopholes have opened the door for some providers and middlemen to exploit the system, driving up costs and undermining the law’s intent. To preserve the full benefits of the No Surprises Act, policymakers must keep patients at the center—maintaining strong protections, ensuring a fair and transparent process, and closing gaps that allow bad actors to abuse the system. By doing so, we can lower health care costs and uphold the law’s promise of affordability and security for patients and families.
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Latest News
Arbitration Won’t Protect Patients Against Exorbitant Costs From Surprise Medical Billing
Some arbitration proposals under consideration as part of federal reforms to address surprise medical billing would give a green light to certain out-of-network providers to continue charging exorbitant rates for care. We can’t protect patients from surprise bills...
ICYMI: Financial Times: US healthcare provider loans tumble as politicians target patient billing
"A push on Capitol Hill to stop US patients from being caught unaware by medical bills is weighing on the debt of KKR-backed Envision Healthcare, the target of one of the biggest leveraged buyouts last year. The proposed law, seen as having broad bipartisan support in...
Arbitration Approach Won’t Protect Patients Against Exorbitant Costs From Surprise Medical Billing
Current arbitration proposals under consideration as part of federal reforms to address surprise medical billing would give a green light to certain out-of-network providers to continue charging exorbitant rates for care. We can’t solve surprise billing without...